ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,294, issued on March 25, was assigned to NGK INSULATORS Ltd. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Lithium secondary battery" was invented by Kengo Oishi (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode layer composed of a cobalt-containing lithium composite oxide sintered body, a negative electrode layer composed of a titanium-containing sintered body, a ceramic separator interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, an electrolyte impregnating at least the ceramic separator, and an exterior body having a closed space and accommodating the positive ...